Maintenance Repairman 1, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Full Job Description

Do you enjoy working with your hands on maintenance and groundskeeping projects? Are you interested in history? If so, we have the job for you!

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is looking for a skilled, energetic trades person to provide grounds keeping as well as building maintenance, repair, and custodial services at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth's busiest and most high-profile museum.

Located in Strasburg, PA, the museum is a large complex that preserves and interprets Pennsylvania's rich railroading history for over 100,000 visitors each year, using a world-class collection of more than 100 locomotives and railroad cars, as well as a collection of more than half a million photographic images and documents and nearly 20,000 smaller artifacts.

If you have an interest in working both outdoors and indoors and around full-size historic railroad equipment, apply today to join our team!

Requirements

As a steward of the Commonwealth's rich railroading history, you will be called upon to exercise your carpentry, construction, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and grounds keeping skills on a daily basis.

This includes ensuring that the site is clean, presentable, and ready to be enjoyed by the tens of thousands of guests who visit each year.

You will support site operations by assisting with repair services on building systems and equipment, performing grounds keeping duties, assisting with set-up and tear-down for special programs and events, and responding to after-hours alarms.

This position also offers the opportunity to assist with the preservation of historic locomotives, railcars, and related equipment and to learn or expand your knowledge of various building systems and their monitoring.

Apply now to find a home for your talents in a fulfilling position with room to learn and grow!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch. Occasional evening, weekend, and holiday work for special events and operational needs will be required. This position responds to after-hours alarms.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in general maintenance work which has involved at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a current driver's license which is not under suspension.

Additional Requirements:

• You must have two or more years of experience which has involved at least two of the following:
  • Operation and maintenance of equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
  • Operation and maintenance of vehicles including trucks, utility vehicles, lawn mowers, and snow removal equipment.
  • Completing routine building repairs involving but not limited to plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and HVAC systems.
  • Performing groundskeeping work and snow removal.
  • Identifying maintenance issues and solving problems.
  • Performing skilled and heavy manual labor indoors and outdoors.
  • Communicating effectively both orally, electronically, and in writing.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.